【拓展】辨析spend, pay, take和cost
| | spend...on sth./spend...(in) doing sth. |
| | pay for sth./pay +金钱. for sth. |
| | It takes sb.+时间+to do sth. |
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【section B考点归纳】
One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year around.
all year around表示“全年”,也可以说all the year around。
Some trees are green all year around.一些树四季常青。
This is because the island is so close to the equator.
be close to表示“靠近、接近、离……近”,close此处用作形容词,表示“接近的”。
The window is close to the door.窗户靠近门。
My house is close to a supermarket.我家靠近超市。
Maybe you fear that you won’t be able to find anything good to eat when you travel.
fear用作动词,意为“害怕、惧怕”。
She feared to tell him the truth.她害怕告诉他真相。
However, if you go to see lions, tigers or foxes during the daytime, they’ll probably be asleep.
however用作副词,表示“然而、不过”,表示转折,后常接逗号。
It rained suddenly. However, it became clear soon.
突然下雨了,然而,天很快就放晴了。
On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese...On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country...
on the one hand...on the other hand...意为“一方面……,另一方面……”
用于引出不同的或者对立的观点和看法。
On the one hand, Peter wants to make more money.
On the other hand, he wants to have more time to enjoy life.
For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday.
thousands of意为“成千上万的、数以万计的”,表示一个不具体的数字,前面不能用具体的数字修饰,后接可数名词复数形式。类似用法的还有hundred、million、billion。
当此类词表示确数时,要用“基数词+其单数形式+...”
They plant thousands of trees every year.他们每年种植上千棵树。
Whether you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore!
whether用作连词,表示“不管…(还是);或者…(或者)”,常与or连用,引导让步状语从句。
Whether you like it or not, you’ll have to do it.
不管你喜不喜欢,你都不得不做。
So you can choose to go whenever you like-spring, summer, autumn or winter.
whenever用作连词,表示“在任何时候、无论何时”,在句中引导时间状语从句。
You can come back whenever you want to.
任何时候你想回来都成。